Overview

• Statcounter’s August data show Windows 11 at roughly 49% of Windows usage globally while Windows 10 rose to about 45.5% after Windows 11 briefly led in June–July.
• The reversal is sharper in Germany, where Windows 10 climbed to about 58.5–58.6% and Windows 11 slipped to roughly 38.4–38.5%.
• Windows 7 usage has also picked up, rising to around 3.6% in August and about 4.8% by mid‑September, despite the lack of security updates.
• With support for Windows 10 ending on October 14, Microsoft offers Extended Security Updates, priced at about $30 for consumers for one year and $61 per enterprise device in the first year for up to three years.
• Many PCs cannot move to Windows 11 due to requirements like TPM 2.0, and Microsoft’s full‑screen Copilot+ laptop promotions on Windows 10 machines have not produced a sustained migration.